Targeting galectin-driven regulatory circuits in cancer and fibrosis

KV Mariño, AJ Cagnoni, DO Croci… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2023 - nature.com
Galectins are a family of endogenous glycan-binding proteins that have crucial roles in a
broad range of physiological and pathological processes. As a group, these proteins use …

Galectins at a glance

L Johannes, R Jacob, H Leffler - Journal of cell science, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
Galectins are carbohydrate-binding proteins that are involved in many physiological
functions, such as inflammation, immune responses, cell migration, autophagy and …

Optimized tandem CD19/CD20 CAR-engineered T cells in refractory/relapsed B-cell lymphoma

C Tong, Y Zhang, Y Liu, X Ji, W Zhang… - Blood, The Journal …, 2020 - ashpublications.org
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells targeting CD19 have achieved breakthroughs in the
treatment of hematological malignancies, such as relapsed/refractory non-Hodgkin …

[HTML][HTML] Glycans in the immune system and the altered glycan theory of autoimmunity: a critical review

E Maverakis, K Kim, M Shimoda, ME Gershwin… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Herein we will review the role of glycans in the immune system. Specific topics covered
include: the glycosylation sites of IgE, IgM, IgD, IgE, IgA, and IgG; how glycans can encode …

Galectin-3 Shapes Antitumor Immune Responses by Suppressing CD8+ T Cells via LAG-3 and Inhibiting Expansion of Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells

T Kouo, L Huang, AB Pucsek, M Cao, S Solt… - Cancer immunology …, 2015 - AACR
Abstract Galectin-3 is a 31-kDa lectin that modulates T-cell responses through several
mechanisms, including apoptosis, T-cell receptor (TCR) cross-linking, and TCR …

Role of galectins in tumors and in clinical immunotherapy

FC Chou, HY Chen, CC Kuo, HK Sytwu - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Galectins are glycan-binding proteins that contain one or two carbohydrate domains and
mediate multiple biological functions. By analyzing clinical tumor samples, the abnormal …

The galectin lattice at a glance

IR Nabi, J Shankar, JW Dennis - Journal of cell science, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
Galectins are a family of widely expressed β-galactoside-binding lectins in metazoans. The
15 mammalian galectins have either one or two conserved carbohydrate recognition …

Endocytic Roles of Glycans on Proteins and Lipids

L Johannes, M Shafaq-Zadah… - Cold Spring …, 2024 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Most cell surface proteins are decorated by glycans, and the plasma membrane is rich in
glycosylated lipids. The mechanisms by which the enormous complexity of these glycan …

[HTML][HTML] Galectin 3 as a guardian of the tumor microenvironment

PP Ruvolo - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Molecular Cell …, 2016 - Elsevier
Galectin 3 is a member of a family of β-galactoside binding proteins and has emerged as an
important regulator of diverse functions critical in cancer biology including apoptosis …

Galectins and immune responses—just how do they do those things they do?

S Thiemann, LG Baum - Annual review of immunology, 2016 - annualreviews.org
Galectins are a family of mammalian carbohydrate-binding proteins expressed by many cell
types. Galectins can function intracellularly and can also be secreted to bind to cell surface …